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 <news>
+  <entry date="2009-05-12">
+    On the finish line to the upcoming next release of LinuxSampler and
+    friends, a beta pre-release for the Windows platform is now available
+    from our
+    <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/win/">download server</link>.
+    This is the first Windows version which includes a VST plugin version
+    of the sampler. The installer includes both, native 64 bit binaries and
+    32 bit binaries. The installer detects the system type and installs the
+    appropriate binaries automatically.
+    Please follow the ongoing discussion and development on our
+    <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=339">web forum</link>
+    and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
+    to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2009-02-17">
+    Cheers Mac users! LinuxSampler is finally available as AudioUnit plugin!
+    It's still a work in progress, but you might already want to checkout
+    the experimental AU binary package of LinuxSampler, available from our
+    <link ref="http://download.linuxsampler.org/dev/mac/">download server</link>.
+    As this is still an early development version, please follow the ongoing
+    discussion and development on our
+    <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=295">web forum</link>
+    and <link ref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=linuxsampler-devel">developers' mailing list</link>
+    to avoid known problems. Feedback appreciated!
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2008-02-15">
+    We're happy to announce that the first freely available sample library
+    is now available on our downloads server. Thanks to Mats Helgesson for
+    giving us the permission to share his "Maestro Concert Grand v2" piano
+    library with you. You find the download link along with the library's
+    license informations and a demo track for prelistening on our
+    <link ref="instruments.html">instruments</link> site.
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2008-02-07">
+    Added <link ref="debian.html">Debian Howto</link> to the documentation
+    site, describing how to cook Debian packages, optimized for your
+    specific machine. Get the maximum out of your box! (The
+    <link ref="debian.html#benchmark">"Benchmark"</link>
+    chapter might be interesting for users of other systems as well)
+  </entry>
+  <entry date="2008-01-23">
+    Due to popular demand we finally launched a forum for this project. The
+    place to be and share questions, stories and the latest gossip is
+    <link ref="http://bb.linuxsampler.org">bb.linuxsampler.org</link>
+  </entry>
   <entry date="2008-01-03">
     Hey Mac Users! We hope to give you a good way to start the new year
     by announcing that LinuxSampler is now officially